An instant classic.
The technical achievements are just mind blowing. How the heck did the camera jumped out of the window while the boy was running away?
The sequence shot was more than a gimmick. I understood it as YOU being in the middle of the action. You being a silent observer, a bystander. You as an observer unable to do anything, which added more depth to the story and made it more compelling
The acting is just incredible. The range of emotions from that kid is amazing. Chapter 3 sees him going from cute, desperately, frightening, confused, vulnerable, dangerous, and back and forth in matters of seconds; the therapist, going from confident, to terrified, to warm, to distant… you could smell the tension on that room through the screen . Easily one of the best scenes (a long one) on tv ever
And of course the topic addressed. How rotten our society is, how vulnerable and helpless we all are, and that feeling of “I wish it was all different, I know things will get better”… just astonishing